The Malian army must adapt its defense strategies to security threats affecting both the country and the West African sub-region to make 2025 a year o ...

Following the ignominious end in 2022 of Barkhane, the multi-country anti-terrorism operation it launched at Mali’s request in 2013, France has given up most of its military footprint across west ...

At least 10 soldiers were killed by armed assailants in an ambush in western Nigeria, near Burkina Faso's border. The attack ...

Niger’s ruling military junta says that an ambush by a “group of criminals” killed at least 10 Nigerien soldiers near the country’s border with Burkina Faso ...

At least 10 Nigerien soldiers were killed in an ambush by "criminals" near the Burkina Faso border, according to Niger's ...

West Africa's regional bloc known as ECOWAS is facing significant challenges after three countries formally quit the group ...

An ambush by a "group of criminals" killed at least 10 Nigerien soldiers near the border with Burkina Faso this week, Niger's ...

It is quite likely that Moscow and Beijing might align their strategies in the continent. This is a recipe for a massive ...

The junta-led countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced a new joint military force to combat jihadist groups ...

The Trump administration's decision to suspend American aid to foreign countries for 90 days has caught many African governments off guard. In the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU), ...

The 1990s brought some positive changes. With the end of the Cold War, dozens of African countries experienced ...